Brian

Cambridge need a point to be safe. Could we win and help to keep Darrell’s Cheltenham up?

I think the statement is fair enough. i also think that two major things need to be done soonest. 1. Publish a retained list 2. Make 2 or 3 (maybe 4 or 5) key signings as early as possible. If the club do that, they have a chance of stopping the awful negativity surrounding the club at the moment. Like many others, I am keeping my season ticket money in my pocket until I see some sign that there is a plan beyond ‘working hard’ to put right the wrongs of the last 18 months.

Imagine if we’d got gore and Weir instead of Ollie and Allie!

Off topic but kind of related. Is Dan Gore still at the club? Can’t remember the last time he was mentioned

Good post. Fact is, recent away performances have been better than home ones. Maybe the atmosphere at VP has been negative for the players. Up to the fans now to create the ‘Swindon buzz’, and save the moaning for after the season end.

Not really qualified to answer whether we need a DoF as such, because I’m not sure how important the role is at this stage. A lot of the good stuff going on behind the scenes is now set up. I realise it needs to be managed, but couldn’t that be part of the CEOs job? We certainly need to focus on recruitment, and invest in that area, and possibly funds for that could partly be generated by NOT replacing the DoF. Good recruitment now will be so beneficial to the young squad, and would help to get the most out of their potential.

I wonder if Carol subscribes to Football League World…

Jason Lowe may be the first person to play league football on a zimmer frame

I think Carol needs to stop thinking that football is a mysterious business, which needs to be explained to her by some self proclaimed guru. She is a successful business person, and she must use her business head to look at the issues objectively. In business terms, the product is not fit for purpose, and needs a complete overhaul. The customers are loyal, but losing faith. (I was astounded by the loyalty shown yesterday, viz the pre match positivity, when put in the context of the ‘customer experience’ since 29th December) She then has to review the performance of all her key managers, and decide who among them has shown that they are capable of implementing the required overhaul. She then needs to look at the whole structure of the business, and decide if there is a better way to run it. This message is in lieu of my response to the survey asking about my visit to Vale Park yesterday

Got home today and found an email in my inbox asking me to rate my Vale Park experience Wwhere to begin?

I’m not generally one for conspiracy theories, but this has a ring of truth. He seems quite vocal on the pitch, and was certainly a stand out at Cheltenham. If we don’t intend to play him though, why get him in at all?

Thanks. Hadn’t thought of that

Yes. Or even naming him as sub

Can anyone on here explain the treatment of Lopata? When I’ve seen him, he looks like our most capable defender, then he disappears. Why is he not playing more?

Back on topic. I thought yesterday’s game was the poorest quality for a long time. Shrewsbury were awful, and we were worse. In terms of playing quality, if you took out Wilson and their no. 11, it was hard to imagine there were professional footballers out there.